This French-language policy brief is a synthesis of the initial results of a study to analyse the level of private sector vulnerability in Senegal’s semi-arid lands (SALs) in a context of climate change, and the coping responses small and medium-sized enterprises have developed and implemented to support climate-resilient development in semi-arid regions. It provides key recommendations to policymakers to create an enabling environment for SME adaptation to climate impacts.

This French-language policy brief analyses the progress the Government of Burkina Faso has made to put into place a national programme of ‘integrated water resources management’, to meet its commitment under the Sustainable Development Goals, and the significant work that still needs to be done.

This working paper and policy brief consider the two most pronounced shocks Senegalese subsistence farmers struggle with – namely, increasing purchase prices and droughts. The report and brief assess the impact of these shocks on child health with a multi-shock approach to account for concomitance of various adverse events.

What are the potential effects of climate change on migration patterns within and out of developing countries? This report aims to inform the development community about the impacts of climate change on migration patterns, with a focus on the economic aspects and Burkina Faso, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan and Tajikistan.

Posted on 20th October 2015 | Maria Waldinger, Sam Fankhauser

This work was carried out under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), with financial support from the UK Government's Department for International Development (DfID) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The views expressed in this work are those of the creators and do not necessarily represent those of DfID and IDRC or its Board of Governors.